,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #efa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #c1 #bjba,mr4
 ,schatz 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1
 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4  
,kaine1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,ms4 
,hirono1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,merkley1  
and ,mr4 ,sanders7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to increase the rates of pay
 under the statutory pay systems and for
 prevailing rate employees by #c4b      
percent1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,federal ,adjustment of ,income     
,rates ,act or the ,,fair ,act4  #b4    
,adjustment to rates of pay  7a7        
,statutory pay systems ,for calendar    
year #bjbb1 the percentage adjustment   
under section #ecjc of title #e1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 in the rates of basic   
pay under the statutory pay systems 7as 
defined in section #ecjb of title #e1   

,united ,states ,code7 shall be #b4b    
percent4  7b7 ,prevailing rate employees
 ,notwithstanding the wage survey       
requirements under section #ecdc7;b7 of 
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 for    
fiscal year #bjbb1 the rates of basic   
pay 7as in effect on the last day of    
fiscal year #bjba under section         
#ecdc7;a7 of such title7 for prevailing 
rate employees in each wage area and the
 rates of basic pay under sections #ecdh
 and #ecdi of such title shall be       
increased by #b4b percent4  #c4         
,adjustment to locality pay ,for        
calendar year #bjbb1 the percentage     
adjustment under section #ecjd of title 
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall be an  
increase of #a4j percent4